Edam and Olives: Eating our way through Philly- Part 1 of 2

For the 4^th of July weekend, my husband Nick and I, along with two of our friends Adam and Katie, took a road trip to Philadelphia. I had been to Philly several times before but the location was completely new to our friends from Columbus, Ohio. We did all of the normal touristy things: the Philadelphia Art Museum, Mutter Museum, the U.S. Mint, Independence Hall, fireworks, etc. Since Philadelphia is flat, the city is remarkably walker friendly- and we walked everywhere, even though it was very hot and humid.

Philadelphia is where it’s at when it comes to food. The cities eclectic cuisine comes from the variety of ethnicities that came into the area throughout its history. Like the cheesecake is to New York, one of Philly’s top food icons is the cheesesteak (to which Adam and Katie did partake), but the city also has a lot more to offer when it comes to food. Philadelphia is a great city for foodaholics whether they are vegetarian or not.

This will be a two post deal because we ate so much good food on our trip. So let the food pics commence!

Capogiro Gelato Artisans
Location: 119 S. 13^th Street

Capogiro’s flavors change frequently so you never know what you’re going to get. But I guarantee that it will be fantastic. With several locations around the city, you can get gelato and sorbetto awesomeness whenever you’d like.

A trio of flavors from Capogiro: Champagne mango, grapefruit with Campari, and rose sorbets

Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House
Location: 1022 Race Street (Chinatown)

I could probably eat in Chinatown for the rest of my life and be completely content. Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House was so darn tasty. Even though it was like a furnace outside, I had to get a steaming bowl of soup with the hand drawn noodles. Unlike my husband, I do eat seafood occasionally (occasionally being about 4-5 times a year or so). The soup broth was clear but flavorful and they give you a heaping amount of noodles. The portions, in general, were quite large. My ginormous bowl of soup could’ve easily fed 2-3 people.

Seafood noodle soup at Nan Zhou

Mixed vegetables with stir fried fresh noodles at Nan Zhou

Penang
Location: 117 N. 10^th Street (Chinatown)

Penang’s Malaysian cuisine was equally tasty and filling. I could barely walk back to our hotel afterwards. The achat (pickled vegetable appetizer) was wonderful- the flavors were sweet and spicy.